The coronavirus outbreak that spread over several cities in China with dozens of deaths could force a change of plans for UFC fighters.
Celebrations started this past Friday for the China’s most important holiday, the Lunar New Year’s Eve, but it’s a different scenario on the streets today. With several cities on lockdown by order of the government, the population fears leaving their houses.
Weili Zhang, the company’s strawweight champion, defends her UFC gold against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on March 7 in Las Vegas. Jingliang Li also competes that night, taking on Neil Magny, while Xiaonan Yan travels to Auckland to battle Karolina Kowalkiewicz on Feb.